Mail drops United’s August cargo volume
A sharp decline in mail shipments resulted in United Airlines reporting a small 0.4 percent rise in cargo volume for August at 156.3 million system cargo ton-miles.
In August, United’s freight improved 7.3 percent to 140.5 million cargo ton-miles but mail slumped 36.2 percent to 15.8 million cargo ton-miles.
For the year to date, United’s system cargo ton-miles are up 3.5 percent to 1.36 billion, from 1.31 billion after eight months last year.
Mail drops United’s August cargo volume
